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Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D specifications

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Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D: full-size excavators.

Selected configuration figures
Configuration	Documented field and quantity
EC330CL	Net Power 247 hp Operating Weight 79,530 lb
EC460C	Net Power 315 hp Operating Weight 103,900 lb
EC480D	Net Power 348 hp Operating Weight 106,483 lb

EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D specification matrix — Listing labels reported by the source
Publisher name	Source guide	Listing-entry count	Labels named by the source
Volvo	EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D	3	EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D

Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Shipping Length Of Unit	35.8 ft	37.93 ft	39.74 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	12.14 ft	12.37 ft	12.87 ft
Max Cutting Height	33.04 ft	34.72 ft	36 ft
Max Loading Height	22.41 ft	22.91 ft	24.71 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	33.44 ft	34.98 ft	36.39 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	15.75 ft	19.03 ft	20.21 ft
Max Digging Depth	22.05 ft	21.56 ft	22.35 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Boom 20'4" (6200mm)/Stick 8'6" (2600mm)	Boom 21'4" (6500mm)/Stick 8'4" (2550mm)	23\' (7000mm) Boom / 8\'4\" (2550mm) Stick

Dimensions and weight
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Ground Clearance	1.65 ft	1.81 ft	1.84 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.49 ft	10.69 ft	10.8 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	11.13 ft	11.95 ft	11.95 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	13.19 ft	14.34 ft	14.34 ft
Tail Swing Radius	11.32 ft	12.24 ft	12.47 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.97 ft	4.19 ft	4.19 ft

Undercarriage
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Track Gauge	8.5 ft	8.99 ft	8.99 ft
Shoe Size	32 in	35.44 in	27.56 in
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2	2	2
Max Travel Speed	2.8 mph	3 mph	3.2 mph
Ground Pressure	7.4 psi	8 psi	10.4 psi
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	8	9	9
Number Of Shoes Per Side	48	52	52
Drawbar Pull	57,770 lb	72,990 lb	74,970 lb

Engine
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Number Of Cylinders	6	6	6
Engine Model	D12D EBE3	D12D EAE3	D13H
Net Power	247 hp	315 hp	348 hp
Gross Power	265 hp	329 hp	360 hp
Power Measured @	1,700 rpm	1,800 rpm	1,800 rpm
Max Torque	1,088 lb-ft	1,269 lb-ft	1,328 lb-ft
Displacement	738 cu in	738 cu in	781 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged with Intercooler	Turbocharged with Intercooler	Turbocharged with Intercooler
Torque Measured @	1,275 rpm	1,350 rpm	1,400 rpm

Operational
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Operating Weight	79,530 lb	103,900 lb	106,483 lb
Fuel Capacity	163.8 gal	181 gal	181 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	15.9 gal	15.9 gal	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	132.1 gal	138.7 gal	138.7 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	11.1 gal	11.1 gal	11.1 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V	24 V	24 V
Alternator Supplied Amperage	80 amps	80 amps	80 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,980 psi	4,550 psi	5,120 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	148 gpm	182 gpm	189.2 gpm

Specification	EC330CL	EC460C
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	1.6 gal	3.2 gal

Swing Mechanism
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Swing Speed	9.7 rpm	8.5 rpm	8.8 rpm

Specification	EC480D
Swing Torque	122,663 lb-ft

Buckets
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Reference Bucket Capacity	2.4 yd3	4.1 yd3	4.2 yd3

Specification	EC480D
Maximum Bucket Capacity	4.6 yd3

Variants — Source comparison annotation
Source guide	Differing-field count reported
EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D	38

Ratios
Figure	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Engine horsepower per 1,000 lb of weight	3.1	3.0	3.3
Fuel tank per engine horsepower	0.66 gal	0.57 gal	0.52 gal
Hydraulic power from the listed pump flow and relief pressure	430.0 hp	483.1 hp	565.2 hp

Reference directory classification
Equipment group	full-size excavator

EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D: forum references — Forum-title search
Forum index	Equipment class queried	Names in the search	Matching titles
Heavy Equipment Forums	full-size excavator	Volvo and the EC330, EC460 line that the EC330CL, EC460C, EC480D belongs to (no title names the exact model)	9

Topics named by those titles
Title topic	Titles
hydraulics	2

Topic in the title	Threads	Share of matching threads
hydraulics	2	22%

Volvo Ec460 Shutting Itself Off After 10 20 Sec (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2024-08-23)
Volvo Ec460 ECU 140 Sid 250 9 (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2024-02-16)
Volvo Ec460 Fuel Consumption (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2021-07-22)
Volvo EC 480 D Hydraulic Problems (Heavy Equipment Forums, 2020-08-21)

Used market for the EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D — Dated first-page listing snapshot
Observation date	Listing source	Equipment search	Listings
2026-09-24	MachineryTrader	Volvo full-size excavator	12

Model	Listed	Model years	Lowest asking	Highest asking	Median asking	Median hours
EC330CL	1	2008	$49,500	$49,500	$49,500	6,253
EC460C	1	2008	$57,992	$57,992	$57,992	None shown
EC480D	10	2013 to 2024	$21,000	$62,000	$50,750	600

EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D: recall reference — Dated CPSC search
Search date	Database	Names queried	Search result
2026-09-24	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission	Volvo together with the full-size excavator EC330CL, EC460C, EC480D	No matching recall in this search

Sources for this page
Evidence class	Document, classification and recorded date
Reference site	Reference site: Volvo EC330CL — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Reference site	Reference site: Volvo EC460C — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Reference site	Reference site: Volvo EC480D — RitchieSpecs. Observed 2026-09-24.
Forum threads	Forum threads: Heavy Equipment Forums thread index for Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D — Heavy Equipment Forums. Observed 2026-09-24.
Used-market listings	Used-market listings: MachineryTrader listings for Volvo EC330CL — MachineryTrader. Observed 2026-09-24.
Federal agency data	Federal agency data: Recall database search for Volvo — U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Observed 2026-09-24.

Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D: Configuration records

EC330CL

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	35.8 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	12.14 ft
Max Cutting Height	33.04 ft
Max Loading Height	22.41 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	33.44 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	15.75 ft
Max Digging Depth	22.05 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Boom 20'4" (6200mm)/Stick 8'6" (2600mm)
Dimensions and weight
Ground Clearance	1.65 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.49 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	11.13 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	13.19 ft
Tail Swing Radius	11.32 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.97 ft
Undercarriage
Track Gauge	8.5 ft
Shoe Size	32 in
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2
Max Travel Speed	2.8 mph
Ground Pressure	7.4 psi
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	8
Number Of Shoes Per Side	48
Drawbar Pull	57,770 lb
Engine
Number Of Cylinders	6
Engine Model	D12D EBE3
Net Power	247 hp
Gross Power	265 hp
Power Measured @	1,700 rpm
Max Torque	1,088 lb-ft
Displacement	738 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged with Intercooler
Torque Measured @	1,275 rpm
Operational
Operating Weight	79,530 lb
Fuel Capacity	163.8 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	132.1 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	11.1 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	1.6 gal
Alternator Supplied Amperage	80 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,980 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	148 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	9.7 rpm
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	2.4 yd3

Source

EC460C

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	37.93 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	12.37 ft
Max Cutting Height	34.72 ft
Max Loading Height	22.91 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	34.98 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	19.03 ft
Max Digging Depth	21.56 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	Boom 21'4" (6500mm)/Stick 8'4" (2550mm)
Dimensions and weight
Ground Clearance	1.81 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.69 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	11.95 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	14.34 ft
Tail Swing Radius	12.24 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	4.19 ft
Undercarriage
Track Gauge	8.99 ft
Shoe Size	35.44 in
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2
Max Travel Speed	3 mph
Ground Pressure	8 psi
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	9
Number Of Shoes Per Side	52
Drawbar Pull	72,990 lb
Engine
Number Of Cylinders	6
Engine Model	D12D EAE3
Net Power	315 hp
Gross Power	329 hp
Power Measured @	1,800 rpm
Max Torque	1,269 lb-ft
Displacement	738 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged with Intercooler
Torque Measured @	1,350 rpm
Operational
Operating Weight	103,900 lb
Fuel Capacity	181 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	138.7 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	11.1 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V
Swing Drive Fluid Capacity	3.2 gal
Alternator Supplied Amperage	80 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,550 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	182 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	8.5 rpm
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	4.1 yd3

Source

EC480D

Specification	Source figure
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Shipping Length Of Unit	39.74 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	12.87 ft
Max Cutting Height	36 ft
Max Loading Height	24.71 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	36.39 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	20.21 ft
Max Digging Depth	22.35 ft
Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1	23' (7000mm) Boom / 8'4" (2550mm) Stick
Dimensions and weight
Ground Clearance	1.84 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.8 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	11.95 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	14.34 ft
Tail Swing Radius	12.47 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	4.19 ft
Undercarriage
Track Gauge	8.99 ft
Shoe Size	27.56 in
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2
Max Travel Speed	3.2 mph
Ground Pressure	10.4 psi
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	9
Number Of Shoes Per Side	52
Drawbar Pull	74,970 lb
Engine
Number Of Cylinders	6
Engine Model	D13H
Net Power	348 hp
Gross Power	360 hp
Power Measured @	1,800 rpm
Max Torque	1,328 lb-ft
Displacement	781 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged with Intercooler
Torque Measured @	1,400 rpm
Operational
Operating Weight	106,483 lb
Fuel Capacity	181 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	138.7 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	11.1 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V
Alternator Supplied Amperage	80 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	5,120 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	189.2 gpm
Swing Mechanism
Swing Speed	8.8 rpm
Swing Torque	122,663 lb-ft
Buckets
Reference Bucket Capacity	4.2 yd3
Maximum Bucket Capacity	4.6 yd3

Source

Compare Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, EC480D

Boom/Stick Option (Hex) 1
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Shipping Length Of Unit	35.8 ft	37.93 ft	39.74 ft
Shipping Height Of Unit	12.14 ft	12.37 ft	12.87 ft
Max Cutting Height	33.04 ft	34.72 ft	36 ft
Max Loading Height	22.41 ft	22.91 ft	24.71 ft
Max Reach Along Ground	33.44 ft	34.98 ft	36.39 ft
Max Vertical Wall Digging Depth	15.75 ft	19.03 ft	20.21 ft
Max Digging Depth	22.05 ft	21.56 ft	22.35 ft

Dimensions and weight
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Ground Clearance	1.65 ft	1.81 ft	1.84 ft
Height To Top Of Cab	10.49 ft	10.69 ft	10.8 ft
Width To Outside Of Tracks	11.13 ft	11.95 ft	11.95 ft
Length Of Track On Ground	13.19 ft	14.34 ft	14.34 ft
Tail Swing Radius	11.32 ft	12.24 ft	12.47 ft
Removal Counterweight Clearance	3.97 ft	4.19 ft	4.19 ft

Undercarriage
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Track Gauge	8.5 ft	8.99 ft	8.99 ft
Shoe Size	32 in	35.44 in	27.56 in
Number Of Carrier Rollers Per Side	2	2	2
Max Travel Speed	2.8 mph	3 mph	3.2 mph
Ground Pressure	7.4 psi	8 psi	10.4 psi
Number Of Track Rollers Per Side	8	9	9
Number Of Shoes Per Side	48	52	52
Drawbar Pull	57,770 lb	72,990 lb	74,970 lb

Engine
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Number Of Cylinders	6	6	6
Engine Model	D12D EBE3	D12D EAE3	D13H
Net Power	247 hp	315 hp	348 hp
Gross Power	265 hp	329 hp	360 hp
Power Measured @	1,700 rpm	1,800 rpm	1,800 rpm
Max Torque	1,088 lb-ft	1,269 lb-ft	1,328 lb-ft
Displacement	738 cu in	738 cu in	781 cu in
Aspiration	Turbocharged with Intercooler	Turbocharged with Intercooler	Turbocharged with Intercooler
Torque Measured @	1,275 rpm	1,350 rpm	1,400 rpm

Operational
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Operating Weight	79,530 lb	103,900 lb	106,483 lb
Fuel Capacity	163.8 gal	181 gal	181 gal
Cooling System Fluid Capacity	15.9 gal	15.9 gal	15.9 gal
Hydraulic System Fluid Capacity	132.1 gal	138.7 gal	138.7 gal
Engine Oil Capacity	11.1 gal	11.1 gal	11.1 gal
Operating Voltage	24 V	24 V	24 V
Alternator Supplied Amperage	80 amps	80 amps	80 amps
Hydraulic System Relief Valve Pressure	4,980 psi	4,550 psi	5,120 psi
Hydraulic Pump Flow Capacity	148 gpm	182 gpm	189.2 gpm

Swing Mechanism
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Swing Speed	9.7 rpm	8.5 rpm	8.8 rpm

Buckets
Specification	EC330CL	EC460C	EC480D
Reference Bucket Capacity	2.4 yd3	4.1 yd3	4.2 yd3

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Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D specifications

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Volvo EC330CL, EC460C, and EC480D: Configuration records